A.L. Lester's Blog, page 17

#AmReading

This week, some sci-fi with The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal; and two gay romances, Green Tea and Pink Apples, a short, sweet contemporary from R. Cooper and the werewolfy Night Shift Series from T. A. Moore. The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal The premis of this story is … Continue reading "#AmReading"

Interview: S. A. Crow

This week debut author S. A. Crow has dropped in to talk about writing, process, and their February release Into the Fire! Please give the a warm welcome! I’m S. A. Crow a LGBTQ+ indie author. I published my first novel Into the Fire, Book 1 of The Fire Series, a romance suspense novel early … Continue reading "Interview: S. A. Crow"

Writing Gay Mysteries Set in the 1880s: Fact or Fiction?

I’m delighted to welcome Jackson Marsh to the blog today to talk about writing his ten book Victorian series, The Clearwater Mysteries. They are complex, engrossing books that dip deep into the history of the period. Take it away, Jackson! In 1890, when my current work in progress is set, being gay in Britain was … Continue reading "Writing Gay Mysteries Set in the 1880s: Fact or Fiction?"

Writing and Allyship Around Non-Binary Gender

This was first published in Romance Matters, the magazine for members of the (UK) Romantic Novelist’s Association, Autumn 2020. It was intended as a very brief guide to introduce writers to the subject, but I think it also stands as a good introduction to people wanting to understand more about the gender spectrum, regardless of … Continue reading "Writing and Allyship Around Non-Binary Gender"

#AmReading

This week, three gay romances. Dystopian sci-fi from Manna Francis, alt-historical magic from Jordan L. Hawk and a reworked fairytale by Kim Fielding. That’s it for this time!

Interview: Kristin Noone

This morning, Kristin Noone is here to chat! Welcome, Kristin! What brought you here this morning? It’s always fun to hang out with Writer Friends! But, specifically, “Celebrations,” the newest bonus story for my Character Bleed trilogy (trilogy? three novels and two bonus stories so far, and a planned spin-off novel…) just came out earlier … Continue reading "Interview: Kristin Noone"

the week that was: The Year of Hell

I haven’t done one of these for a while so it seemed time for some personal stuff. It’s not really a #WeekThatWas, more a #YearThatWas. It was one of the formative years of my life, if not the formative year. Mr AL and I have a year that we describe as The Year Of Hell. … Continue reading "the week that was: The Year of Hell"

#AmReading

Today I’ve got gay space romance, a dystopian trilogy with extremely good trans representation of secondary characters and an alt-nineteenth century straight magical romance! More next time. I have lots to catch up on!

Ofelia Grand: Swedish coffee, cake and small town romances

Hello, everyone! Thank you, Ally, for letting me drop by today. I’m in the middle of moving all my books to JMS Books, so I’m re-publishing a bunch of them, and May is turning out to be the month of small-town romances. I have three releases this month, actually, that’s a lie, I have five, … Continue reading "Ofelia Grand: Swedish coffee, cake and small town romances"

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